"Synchronizing" MS Office options for different users

[bruneski]

I work under Windows Vista with Office 2007.
Since I have to log on under different users, I have trouble with
keeping the same configuration for all Office programs (and Window
programs too) under these different users.
I'd like to know which files should be kept "synchronized" under al
users
to have the same status, looks, preferences, etc under all users.
For example, how do I keep all items under the "Excel Options" butto
set
the same way under all possible users I might log on to? How do I kee
the
same items, in the same order, in my Word (or Excel) "Quick Acces
Toolbar"? How do I keep yhe same Auto Correct options?
I've already discovered the existence of PIP, ACL and QAT files. Ar
these
the ones? Are there others? Where are they located?
Can I simply copy a newer version of one of these files from one user'

"AppData" and paste it in the appropriate folder of another user'
"AppData",
without messing up with the latter user's MS Office installation?
Thanks for your help

 

[Gordon]

I work under Windows Vista with Office 2007.
Since I have to log on under different users,

May I ask why you have to log on as different users?

 

[Bruno]

Hi, Gordon.
I work with certain MS Office documents (Excel spreadsheets, Word docs and
so on) both at home and at work.
At home, I log on under "user", say, "A" which sets up an Internet
connection using my phone company as a provider. The LAN is set up to
automatically detect settings.
At work, I have to log on under another "user", say, "B", because my
employer acts as an Internet provider with active control (based on preset
profiles) over my access. It's therefore necessary to configure the LAN so
that it uses an automatic configuration script provided by my employer.
That's why.
If possible, I'd rather work under the same user in both places.
Thanx for the reply. Bruneski.

 

[Bruno]

Gordon, I have different types of LAN configuration at work and at home.

At work, I have to set up the LAN to use an automatic configuration script
provided by my employer. At home, the LAN has to automatically detect
configurations.

If possible, I'd rather work under the same user at both places. But this
user would need to be able to use the appropriate LAN settings, according to
the network I hook up to.

Thanks for your reply.
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[bruneski]

Gordon, I need different types of LAN configuration at work and a
home.

At work, I have to set up the LAN to use an automatic configuratio
script provided by my employer. At home, the LAN has to automaticall
detect configurations.

If possible, I'd rather work under the same user at both places. Bu
this user would need to be able to use the appropriate LAN settings
according to the network I hook up to.

Thanks for your reply

 

[Gordon]

Hi, Gordon.
I work with certain MS Office documents (Excel spreadsheets, Word docs and
so on) both at home and at work.
At home, I log on under "user", say, "A" which sets up an Internet
connection using my phone company as a provider. The LAN is set up to
automatically detect settings.
At work, I have to log on under another "user", say, "B", because my
employer acts as an Internet provider with active control (based on preset
profiles) over my access. It's therefore necessary to configure the LAN so
that it uses an automatic configuration script provided by my employer.
That's why.
If possible, I'd rather work under the same user in both places.
Thanx for the reply. Bruneski.

I may not be very bright on this, but I can't see why separate Users are
needed. Surely the script provided by your employer only happens when you
connect (presumably by NIC) to their network and when you dial up at home
you are using the Modem, not the NIC? I would have thought that Windows
would have enabled you to do that....

 

[bruneski]

Gordon, let's, for now, forget the "why" and concentrate on the "how".

Take, for example, the QAT files that 'describe' the setup of the Quick
Access Toolbar.

I've already discovered I can "synch" them for any 2 users (same
machine or different machines). It was just a matter of discovering
where they were stored.

Now, how about "all" other things, like Excel Options, Word Options,
Auto Correct Options and user-defined dictionaries?

Thanks again.

 

[Gordon]

Gordon, let's, for now, forget the "why" and concentrate on the "how".

Take, for example, the QAT files that 'describe' the setup of the Quick
Access Toolbar.

I've already discovered I can "synch" them for any 2 users (same
machine or different machines). It was just a matter of discovering
where they were stored.

Now, how about "all" other things, like Excel Options, Word Options,
Auto Correct Options and user-defined dictionaries?

I think you might have to do a fair bit of registry editing - I don't think
that there is any easy way around this.
You might be better off posting specific questions in specific groups such
as Excel and Word rather than an office "misc" group.
Sorry I can't be any more help...

 

[Bruno]

Well, thanks anyhow.

I'll follow your advice and try the more specific foruns.

Take care.

PS: I've already found that QAT, ACL and DOTM files can be individually
synch-ed.
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[Gordon]

Well, thanks anyhow.

I'll follow your advice and try the more specific foruns.

Take care.

PS: I've already found that QAT, ACL and DOTM files can be individually
synch-ed.

YW. Good luck.....

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Gordon, let's, for now, forget the "why" and concentrate on the "how".

Take, for example, the QAT files that 'describe' the setup of the Quick
Access Toolbar.

I've already discovered I can "synch" them for any 2 users (same
machine or different machines). It was just a matter of discovering
where they were stored.

Now, how about "all" other things, like Excel Options, Word Options,
Auto Correct Options and user-defined dictionaries?

Quite a few of the options are stored in the registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\xx.0
(where xx is the Office version; 12 in your case)

My guess is that you wouldn't want to export this entire section of the
registry and import it into the other computer's registry (or in your
case, to the registry after logging in as the other user).

OTOH, if you export this section of the registry from both PCs and store
the results someplace safe, you've got a way back to your starting point.
Then it'd make sense to start by swapping the entire section between
users.

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PowerPoint keeps at least some of its user customizations in a PCB file;
a search for *.PCB should turn that up. People do sometimes move these
back and forth between computers to preserve UI customizations. Again,
as long as you back up the existing ones before starting to test, you
can't do much harm.

 

[bruneski]

Steve, thanks for your advice